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concerned about discharge and odor
| Mon, 10-20-2003 - 11:56pm |
My period ended just over a week ago and ever since, and even a bit prior to, I have been noticing more discharge then normal. These past few days its been a lighter brown color..previously it had been yellowish. There is a slight smell to the discharge, before it was stronger but now it doesn't seem as bad. I was told at the beginning of the month that a yeast infection had showed up on a pap test and if I was having discharge i should get an over the counter remedy, so I did this. However the discharge has continued and i never experienced itching that is normally associated with yeast infections. I have been on the birth controll pill for about almost 5 months now as well. Any information would be greatly appreciated!

this may not be what you have, but I too thought I had a yeast infection, used one of those over the counter things, seemed to work for a while, and then it still kept coming back. Somebody somewhere posted that the over the counter treatments don't work any more, that the yeast has evolved, and is not really treatable with what is in the product.
If you can, you really should see a doc.
I ended up with something called bacterial vaginosis, unfortunately self diagnosed thru many of these boards, and internet sites. I am unemployed, so no longer have health insurance. But I got an antibiotic thru a friend of a friend. I don't recommend this, as I do know that in a sense I'm playing Russian Roulette with my health, and I may have more wrong with me, that an exam by a doctor would have revealed.
So, after all that, get to a doc if you can.
Dale